Led Zeppelin HOUSES OF THE HOLY 1973 US LP 1st 1841 Broadway MINT MINUS HEAR

Sold Date: April 22, 2024
Start Date: April 15, 2024
Final Price: £93.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com   LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY

THE ORIGINAL 1973 US 1ST PRESS - STEREO

MINT MINUS AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE



THE RECORD


 

THE LABELS

THE GREEN AND BROWN LABELS ARE IMMACULATE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOURS FULLY EXTEND INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACKTYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL DISC IN SPOTLESS CONDITION. . 

THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE AND LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. 

EVEN WHEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF VERY FINE NON SOUNDING WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME USUAL NON SOUNDING DULL EMBEDDED STREAK LINES


THE TEST PLAY

THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT ALBUM THAT PLAYS VERY CLEANLY AND CLEARLY

NO DISTORTION MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

A CRISP AND CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

CLEAN AND SILENT LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD A COUPLE OF ABSOLUTELY MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND  HERE AND THERE

NO TICS OR POPS

I GRADE THIS AUDIO AS MINT MINUS

 BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

THE SLEEVE


 

NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLDSLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE  HAS COLOURS THAT ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OTHER THAN A LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE

 

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE  SQUARE WITH ONLY A DOT OF RUB ON A COUPLE

 

THERE ARE JUST TWO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE . NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A FEW  PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON EITHER

 

THE SPINE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. PERFECT UNFADED COLOURS


THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP

 

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER SURFACES

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS VERY HEAVILY TEXTURED AND HAS NO SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES AND IS STILL VERY WHITE


  

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

 


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